After 1 day of running a few weeks ago, I quit again. But this morning I got up determined to get back on it. My new jeans have been a huge motivator and I want to get off this plateau I’ve been sitting on for a while now. I got up and headed to the First Baptist Church Family Life Center (which is open to the public and has an indoor walking track, gym, equipment room, etc.) and did week 2 of the Couch to 5K. It wasn’t even hard, so on Wednesday I’ll pick back up with week 3 and see how I do. I only have about 5 weeks to go if I want to run in the Southern Pines Reindeer Fun Run, so I need to step it up!
Archive for November, 2009
Acceptance
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Nov
There’s a lot out there these days about size acceptance, which is a concept I wholeheartedly embrace. So why am I seemingly so obsessed with my size lately? I’ve been thinking about this today and I finally came to a conclusion…size acceptance has to begin with myself. And right now, I do not accept my size. Not because I feel this need to be skinny, but because I need to be healthy for my children. To set a good example, to be able to do things with them, and to be here when they’re grown. If I could be healthy at my previous size, I’d be happy to stay there.
But I wasn’t healthy. I won’t go into all of the things that made me realize I was kidding myself about my true health, but let’s just say there were plenty of problems I was ignoring. Some of them are improved now. Some aren’t. But overall my health has improved.
And yes, I’m down three (3!!!) sizes. And that’s awesome. To walk into a “normal” store and know I can buy clothes there. But it’s just as fine to be the size I was before, as long as I am happy with that. That is truly where size acceptance begins.
